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Beating the Christmas Blues Darlington The resists the Mess Uni push Hall The Bev Hunter Story New album Page 7 Review – Pages 11-14 NUMBER SEVENTY-EIGHT DECEMBER ’09 CIRCULATION 22,000 ALEXANDRIA BEACONSFIELD CHIPPENDALE DARLINGTON ERSKINEVILLE GLEBE KINGS CROSS NEWTOWN REDFERN SURRY HILLS WATERLOO WOOLLOOMOOLOO ZETLAND HopeStreet Urban Compass will be running its annual Christmas Hamper BEATING THE CHRISTMAS BLUES Drive, and this year the group is putting together up to 550 hampers to hand out to the homeless community and the disadvantaged residents of the Woolloomooloo and Glebe housing estates. Brendan Wood, Relationships & Communications Manager of HopeStreet, said the Christmas Hamper Drive ran every year because the hampers were always well received by people. “Many of them depend on it for their Christmas meal, either on their own or with their family,” he said. “The fact that we are able to hand out a hamper and offer a hand of love makes an impact on them.” Mr Wood said that the members of the community were fairly honest in helping the group evenly distribute hampers. “When they’re in need, they’ll tell us and when they’re not and they’re okay, they’ll usually tell us as well,” he said. The Kings Cross Community Centre will be closed from Christmas Day to New Year’s Day but the centre is making sure its clients are looked after and are given enough provisions during that time. Robyn Greaves, the Centre Coordinator, said many of the disabled and elderly clients lived alone or were isolated during the Christmas period. “I contact all our clients and talk to them about what they’re doing over Christmas, tell them what’s available, and if possible get them booked into places to go on Christmas day or organise for someone to visit them over the Christmas period,” she said. The Kings Cross Community Centre arranged for its members to attend rotary lunches and the centre’s own HopeStreet affordable toy sale in Glebe Photo: Ali Blogg Christmas lunch. It also worked through other charities to organise the delivery BRENDAN WONG Christmas Day Street Party which has Mr Long expected 1000 to 1500 he said. “People are anxious to be part of Christmas hampers or gifts for clients run every year since the early 1970s. people to attend the lunch but he of our party.” Mr Long said the public who would benefit from them. S With Christmas fast approaching, Rev. Graham Long, Pastor and CEO said there had been years when the could help with the Christmas Day many inner-city welfare agencies are of the Wayside Chapel, said the free attendance had reached 3000. Running lunch by volunteering or donating food For information on how you can donate hard at work organising lunches and community event was not only for the the lunch required 400 volunteers or equipment. The Wayside Chapel has or assist with the Wayside Chapel’s hampers to support disadvantaged disadvantaged but for those who were but the group always received more traditionally made Christmas hampers Annual Christmas Day Street Party members of the community. lonely. “We just say if you need to be volunteers than they could use, Mr Long but due to current problems with their visit www.thewaysidechapel.com with us, then you qualify. It’s really said. “When we call for volunteers, we building, the group will be giving To donate or assist with HopeStreet’s The Wayside Chapel is currently about not being alone, more than start the registrations at 9am and by out back-packs with items such as Christmas Hamper Drive visit preparing for its popular Annual anything else,” he said. 3pm that same day we got them all,” toothpaste and soap. www.hopestreet.org.au EVELEIGH FARMERS’ MARKET SATURDAY WEEKLY 8am - 1pm An Undercover Marketplace Visit www.eveleighmarket.com.au for all details 243 Wilson St, Darlington 2 N E ws December 2009 PUBLISHER South Sydney Uniting Church Raglan Street, Waterloo Funding for young mums, swim and dance lessons? Telephone 0400 008 338 Phone/fax 02 9698 8949 The views expressed in this newspaper are FLINT DUXFIELD those of the author and the article and are not necessarily the views of the Uniting Church. The Settlement Neighbourhood ADVERTISING Centre in Redfern is set to expand its [email protected] community programs after receiving 9319 1373 a $100,000 donation from Queensland MAILING ADDRESS: mining magnate, Peter Bond. The Linc PO Box 2360 Energy CEO made the donation after Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 spending ten days in Redfern as part LETTERS of Channel Nine’s reality TV series, Please send letters and emails to: The Secret Millionaire. The South Sydney Herald. Email: [email protected] Supply sender name and suburb. Chairperson of the Settlement Size: 150 words or less. management committee, Joel Pringle, We may edit for legal or other reasons. said the Centre was extremely grateful for the support provided by Mr Bond. “Something like this makes a huge EDITORIAL COMMITTEE difference to a neighbourhood centre like the Settlement which is traditionally quite underfunded,” he said. Mr Bond, whose estimated wealth is over half a billion dollars, said he initially planned to donate $50,000 up front and provide more funding in following years. But after spending time at the Settlement, he realised the importance of providing the funding without any conditions. “The feedback was that they don’t get Vicky Winters Photo: Ali Blogg Managing Editor Andrew Collis a lot of money without strings attached to it. I was going to try to control it, but health and educational services for the “That would allow us to transport more Community Building Partnership scheme I thought what if these people aren’t here local community for over 100 years. It people to events like Karate competitions to fund the upgrade. Residents of the in the years to come? Let’s give them the runs on an annual budget of around which some of the kids take part in and Marrickville electorate were invited most we can right now.” $300,000 with which it assists around also to do more spontaneous work like to vote for the Settlement’s proposal Mr Bond said he was inspired to 80 young people and adults each week picking up local youth and taking them alongside 13 other community projects donate the money after witnessing the through a drop-in centre, after school care swimming.” through a ballot system organised by the dedication of local people at organisations and other community programs. Roxanne Briggs of Canterbury has Member for Marickville, Carmel Tebbutt. like the Settlement and the Shop, which Exactly how the funds will be spent is been visiting the Settlement for over 17 Ms Withers said the Settlement had he visited whilst filming the show. yet to be decided. Ms Withers said there years. She has four children aged 6 to made it through to the second round of “If you’d asked me before I went are a number of options on the table 14 who regularly visit the Settlement the selection process for the grant and there what I expected to find in the and proposals are still being accepted and take part in its activities. “The was hoping to receive at least part of the FEATURES EDITOR community, I probably would have given from community members about how kids love the Settlement, especially the funding requested when the recipients Dorothy McRae-McMahon a stereotypical answer about drug and the money should be used. homework centre. It’s because it’s so are announced in early December. alcohol problems. But after spending “We’re thinking about starting a young warm and friendly. I don’t know what If the Settlement doesn’t receive the ten days working with people like those mums’ group to get young mums into a the community would do if it wasn’t funding it needs, it may be able to look at the Settlement, I walked away filled space where they can interact publicly here,” she said. to Peter Bond to provide additional with hope and optimism because here are with their children. We’re also hoping While the Settlement is grateful for the assistance. Mr Bond said he was planning people working hard to break the cycle to use it for some new initiatives for the money provided by Mr Bond, Ms Winters on visiting the Settlement again before of difficulties that the community faces.” kids like a swimming program or dance says more funding is needed to finance Christmas and hinted that there could be According to Manager, Vicky Winters, lessons,” she said. much needed building upgrades. further funding available for the Centre. “I the Settlement is Australia’s oldest Ms Winters said there was also the The Settlement has applied for might go back and give them additional neighbourhood centre, providing cultural, option of buying a community bus. $300,000 through the State Government’s money if need be,” he said. S NEWS EDITOR Trevor Davies Thirty years and still transporting DOROthY MCRAE-MCMAHON The 30th anniversary lunch for South Sydney Community Transport (SSCT), held in the Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, was packed out with member clients alongside drivers, volunteers, PHOTO EDITOR officials and various community Ali Blogg leaders. All around were people telling good stories of a service that is life changing for many. Manager Jane Rogers moved around making everyone ASSISTANT EDITOR Esther Turnbull feel welcome, and the President of the SSCT Committee, David Atkins, guided DESIGNER us through the event. Robert Young PRINTER The brief Annual General Meeting Spotpress PTY LTD brought only good news – a financial 24-26 Lilian Fowler Place surplus for the year, increasing funding Marrickville, NSW 2204 from its sponsors and overall enthusiasm www.spotpress.com for its services.
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